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Google Sites Instruction Manual W200

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How to Create a Google Site

To create a Google site, we need to login with the Google account created in week 1. You can go

to http://sites.google.com/ directly or you can log into your Gmail account first and then go to

Google Sites.

There are two ways to access Google Sites. 1A demonstrates how you can access the Google

sites directly. 1B shows you how to access the Google site from your Gmail account. Please

select any one option.

Part 1A: Logging into Google Sites directly.

1. In week 1, you created a Google account. Go to http://sites.google.com/ and sign in with

your Google account.

2. Then click on the Create site button on the next page.

3. If you see the Security Warning pop-up window, click on No.

This instruction guide discusses:

1. logging into Google Sites directly and creating a Google site,

2. logging in from your Gmail account,

3. editing pages

4. creating new pages, and

5. formatting

Your Google username

Google account password

http://sites.google.com/

http://sites.google.com/



4. Choose a template. For this assignment, we will use the Blank template. Or you can do

this later (you don’t have to do it now) Give you site a name as indicated by the image

below.

5. On the same page, choose a theme you want. It should be suitable for classroom use.

Click No to continue.

Name your site professionally.



6. On the same page, you can give your site a description with More Options, but this is not

required. After typing the code shown, click on the Create site button.

Part IB: Accessing Google Sites from the Gmail account.

1. Go to www.gmail.com and log in with the Gmail account you created in week 1.

2. Within your Gmail, click on more at the top left corner of the page and then click on

Sites.

http://www.gmail.com/



3. If you have logged in with more than one Google account, they are all going to be shown.

Choose the account that you want to use. And then click on Continue.

4. You will see all the sites you have in this account, to create a new site, click on the Create

new site button.

5. Now we can choose a template. For this assignment, we will use the Blank template.

Give you site a name as indicated by the image below.

Name your site professionally.



6. On the same page, choose a theme you want. It should be suitable for classroom use.

7. On the same page, you can give your site a description with More Options, but his is not

required. After typing the code shown, click on the Create site button.

Whether you followed the directions in part 1A or part 1B, you have successfully created your

site now.



Part 2: Editing pages

1. Now you have successfully created your class website. At the home page, click on the

Edit page button (as indicated in the red frame in the image below) to add welcome

message and define purpose of your website.

2. Do NOT forget to click on the Save button when you finish editing.

Part 3: Creating new pages

In this part, you are going to create several new pages and subpages for them.

1. Create a new page called About Me. Click on the Create page button at the top right

corner of the Home page.

The Edit page button is for adding or

deleting content on the current page.



2. Choose the Web Page template. Then name the new page About Me. Choose Put page

at the top level and then click on the Create Page button.

3. Now you should be able to see the page name shown below the Home page in the

sidebar.

4. This page includes your professional information and information about your

portfolio.

5. Click on the save button on the top right corner to save the change you’ve just made.

6. Repeat the instructions outlined in part 2 to create the following new pages at top level.

Please see W200 class website to check what information needs to be added within each

page.

a. For Students

Type here the professional information about

you and information about the portfolio.

This is a sidebar



b. For Parents

c. For Teachers/Administrators

(Note for a, b, c: For details on what needs to be added in this page, please

visit http://www.indiana.edu/~educw200/assignments.html and scroll down to

Teacher Website)

Create the sub-level pages for our website.

7. Click on the Create page button on the top right corner of the page.

8. Name the new web page as Case Analyses.

9. In the choose page pop-up window, choose the For Teachers/Administrators page. Then

click on the select button.

http://www.indiana.edu/~educw200/assignments.html



10. Now you can see the changes made to the new page. Click on the Create Page button to

finish creating the new page.

11. Following the steps listed above; create two more subpages under For

Teachers/Administrators. Name the pages as NETS-T Standards and Reflection.

12. Check the changes in your sidebar. It should be like the following image.



Part 4: Formatting

1. To make changes on the page you created before, first click on the page that you want

to edit on the sidebar, then click Edit Page button (as indicated in the red frame in the

image below).

2. You can make changes by using the toolbar shown below. You can change font color,

font size, add links to your page, insert images, horizontal lines, tables and columns in

your page. Do not forget to save your changes when you finish editing.

Change your website template.

3. In order to change your website’s template, click Edit Sidebar link as indicated in

the red frame in the image below.

The Edit page button is for editing

your current page.



4. Click Colors and Fonts on the left side.

5. If you want to make more specific changes regarding the colors of your site, select the

area you want to change as indicated below and then, click Custom to choose the

color from color palette.

6. Do not forget to save your work by clicking on Save Changes button on the top of

the page.

You can change your

Base Theme from here.

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